Saturday Writing...11/24/18..."LIFE ISN'T FAIR"

Good Morning,

Today the writing is concerned with the thought that life is not fair. We make this a huge problem for ourselves because we persist in comparing who we are with others. Carol wrote, "Jesus paid our debts on the cross to give us the Kingdom of Heaven and make us heirs of the promises of God. Now each of us who believe in Jesus are clothed with His righteousness.  I'm glad that, because of Jesus Christ, life isn't fair!"

God has appointed each of us to complete a task for which we are perfectly created to accomplish in His kingdom. Take on the task and do not compare yourself with others.

Carol

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Today's Devotional 

"LIFE ISN'T FAIR" 

Written by 

Carol Steficek

"For they have no pangs until death; 

their bodies are fat and sleek.  

They are not in trouble as other are; 

they are not stricken like the rest of mankind.  

Therefore pride is their necklace; 

violence covers them as a garment." 

Psalm 73:4

There are many place in Scripture where evil seems to prevail and people who have no regard for God's laws seem to win.  Our justice system isn't very just anymore.  If you've raised children you can remember the arguments between siblings, each wanting their own way.  If you told your child they couldn't do or have what their friends had you undoubtedly heard the retort "it's not fair!"  

I had five friends throughout my school years and we did everything together.  But one girl, who was the most slender, could always eat up the last slice of pizza or whatever, and yet still stayed thinner than the rest of us.  It wasn't fair!  Even as adults, don't we sometimes look with a little envy at the Joneses who might have a larger house, drive a more expensive car, can afford to take vacations every year, and in general have more "stuff" than we do? 

It isn't fair!  It's hard not to live by comparisons in this world.  But we can be glad that God doesn't play by the same rules and isn't keeping a scorecard.  I don't want to be compared to His pure holiness when I look at my sinfulness.  I don't want to get what I really deserve  -- eternal punishment and death.  I don't want that kind of fairness!  Jesus paid our debts on the cross to give us the Kingdom of Heaven and make us heirs of the promises of God.  Now each of us who believe in Jesus are clothed                                                                   with His righteousness.  

I'm glad that, because of Jesus Christ, life isn't fair!

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"YOU ARE MORE THAN YOU KNOW"
sung by 
Don Francisco

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